INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -
A federal appeals court judge has agreed with a lower court ruling as
unconstitutional an Indiana law prohibiting abortions sought because the
fetus has been diagnosed with a disability.

The Thursday ruling
by Seventh Circuit Judge William J. Bauer on Thursday deals with a 2016 law
signed by former Gov. Mike Pence that would prohibit women from getting an
abortion due to a fetusís race, sex or diagnosis of disability.

The law also
requires the identities of abortion providers be made public, funerals be
held for fetal remains and women undergo an ultrasound at least 18 hours
prior to an abortion.

U.S. District Court
Judge Tanya Walton Pratt issued a preliminary injunction in June 2016. At
the time she said the law violated U.S. Supreme Court precedents that
protect a womanís right to choose an abortion before a fetus is viable.

ACLU of Indiana
executive director Jane Henegar said in a statement the decision affirmed a
womanís right to make her own medical decisions.